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Sarcoptidae

noun

small whitish mites

• Syn: ↑family Sarcoptidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Acarina, ↑order Acarina

• Member Meronyms: ↑Sarcoptes, ↑genus Sarcoptes

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\\särˈkäptəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Sarcoptes, type genus + -idae

: a family of small whitish itch mites that attack the skin of man and other mammals

Useful english dictionary. 2012.